Copper price up as miners report sliding production

Prices rose after a spate of production problems that threaten to cut supply, including a state of emergency in Peru.

Staff Writer | April 21, 2022 | 9:11 am

Zijin invests in Xanadu to ink copper-gold resources in Mongolia

Zijin aims to take a 45.9% stake in Mongolia's Kharmagtai copper and gold mine.

Reuters | April 20, 2022 | 3:29 pm

Lithium prices pause in April, but not a sign of “wider market correction”

Lithium prices took a breather during the first half of April as lockdowns in China make trading difficult, but the lull is unlikely to last, says Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

Frik Els | April 20, 2022 | 2:18 pm

China buys cheap Russian coking coal as world shuns Moscow

China more than doubled imports of steel-making coal from Russia in March.

Bloomberg News | April 20, 2022 | 8:24 am

Iron ore price retreats as China vows to cut steel output in 2022

China will reduce crude steel output this year, after slashing production in 2021 in line with its goal to control carbon emissions.

Staff Writer | April 19, 2022 | 9:42 am

Tesla gets 8,000 workers back at Shanghai plant, report says

Plant was closed for about three weeks due to a covid-19 outbreak.

Bloomberg News | April 19, 2022 | 8:15 am

Top 50 mining companies power through covid adding $1 trillion in value

Buoyant lithium, copper and gold prices lift value of top 50 mining stocks $1 trillion above covid lows – Russian miners prove resilient.

Frik Els | April 18, 2022 | 10:15 am

Copper price rises despite covid-19 worries in China

The country’s largest producer of the metal said it had halted production at its mining unit to comply with local government virus restrictions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 18, 2022 | 9:10 am

China’s spreading lockdowns keeping metals supply chains snarled

China decided to stick with its Covid Zero policy, despite growing evidence that it’s threatening economic growth.

Bloomberg News | April 18, 2022 | 7:53 am

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